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D. C. HUGHES. TYPE PLATE FORAPRINTING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.6. 1910. I

1,1 95,226. Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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TYPE PLATE FOR PRINTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6, 1910.

1,195,226.. Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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arena curren- IDAVYDDC. HUGHES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO

ADDRESSOGRAPH COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

TYPE-PLATE FOR PRINTING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Application filed Septemberfi, 1910. Serial No. 580,546.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVYDD C. HUGHES, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Type-Plates forPrinting-Machines, ofwhich the following is a full, true, clear, and exact description, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand-use the same.

My invention relates to type plates or type holders, and particularly tothe kind which are used in connection with printing and addressingmachines and the like.

The object of my invention is to provide a type plate or type holder ofthe class above described having channels or grooves adapted to receiveand contain individual type set up in line to form or represent a name,address or other printing matter and to secure the type in position byforming integral means cotiperating or co-acting with the walls of saidchannels and with the. type to prevent movement of the type in thechannels.

A particular object of my invention contemplates the provision of a typeplate or type holder having a channel. or groove for receiving andcontaining type, and further contemplates the forming of integral typestops or raised portions within the channel for maintaining the typeagainst longitudinal movement therein, said raised portions being formedafter the type have been placed in the channel and arranged preferablyto 'hold the type under compression.

A further object of my invention contemplates the releasing orliberating of the type by de-forming or efi'acing the raised portions ontype stops, thereby permitting the type to be removed from theirchannels wherever desired.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings in which: i

Figure 1 is a view of a, type holder containing removable type, thisview showing the integral type stops at each end of the lines of type inthe channels of said holder for maintaining the type againstlongitudlnal movement; Fig. 2 is a similar view of a type holder showingseveral lines of. type ready to be locked or secured in their channelsby the formation of integral holding means; Fig. 3 is a side elevation,partly in section, showing the tool or device adapted for forming orelfacing the holding means in the type holders; Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7shown are enlarged sectional views taken longitudi-.

It is readily manifest that my invention is applicable to variousformsof type holders or type plates, such as used in connection withprinting and addressing machines; hence I will describe one form thereofwhich is particularly adapted to the portable unit type holders used inthe Rogers system.

A type holder of this class is depicted in the drawings whereinlindicates a substantially rectangular metallic plate having a pluralityof channels or grooves 2 on its upper face in parallel relation, inwhich grooves are contained lines of individual type 3 arranged inproper relation to print, when the holder is in operation, the subjectmatter for which the type are set up.

The drawings clearly show that the Rogers type holder has all of theparts necessary to make a complete holder formed up integrally from asingle sheet of metal. These type holders are usually stacked up orfiled in a filing cabinet and are arranged in the cabinet drawers in asubstantially vertical position, one behind the other, in the manner ofan ordinary card index. When it is desired to print the subject matterwhich the type in these type holders represent, the drawer is removedfrom the cabitheir printing operation after which they are depositedagain in the drawer in their original relation. Each type holder has twodepending flanges 6 on its under face adjacent each'side edge thereoffor the purpose of spacing and protecting the type holders in thecabinet drawer and in the magazine of the machine, and for the 'pur oseof guiding the holders in their course through the machine. Each platealso has on its side edges a pair of laterally projecting ears or lugs 7having depending hooks 8 for en-.

gaging the side edges of the drawer to maintain the type holders inproper position therein. Each holder is also provided with a blankportion on its upper face at the side of the type channels upon whichinformation cards 9 are placed, these cards being for indexing andfiling purposes and for other information of value in a system of thissort. By reference to Fig. 8 it will be seen that the channels 2 areformed by crimping or folding up a number of parallel ribs 4: from themetallic plate 1. The upper edges of the ribs are expanded laterally orflattened out to form overhanging flanges 5 which narrow or reduce thewidth of the entrance of the type channels. The

individual type which are used in these holders are preferably metallicand have grooves in their side faces. which register with and engage theoverhanging flanges 5 of the holder. This arrangement holds the typeagainst movement in the channels in all directions except longitudinalof the channel. The types are inserted into the ends of the channels toform lines of type which are shifted, longitudinally of the channelsto-the desired position. It is now seen that some means should beprovided which will securely hold or retain the type againstlongitudinalmovement in the channels after said type have been placed intheir proper position, and that this means should be convenientlyremovable in order that the position of the line of type may be changedor may be entirely removed if desired; that this means should beinexpensive, simple and convenient to handle and adaptable to variouslengths of lines of type and various positions thereof in the channels.I meetuall of these requirements by providing holding means or typestops in the form of beads or raised portions 10 preferably struck up orintegrally formed from that portion of the type holder which supports orconstitutes the bottom wall of the type channels. These raised portionsconstitute stops within the channels against which the type abut andwhich accordingly prevent longitudinal movement of the type in thechannel. It is obvious that while stops hold the type againstlongitudinal movement they also cooperate or co-act with the ribs andflanges to limit or restrict the movement of the type in any direction.They may be of any suitable shape and may be struckup from' theplate byany suitable means or in any desired manner. I prefer, however, to makethem in the form of inclined beads or raised portions struck up from theplate 1 by distorting a portion of the plate within the channelsadjacent the end type therein (as shown in Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive).These beads are cut away from the main portion of the'plate at point 11against which the operated punch press. The preferred form of this toolis shown in Fig. 3. It. comprises a body portion or member 15 having anelongated slot 16 for the reception of the type holders and at the sametime it provides a pair of relatively stationary jaws embracing the typeholders. The upper jaw is provided with a fixed female die 17 projectinginto the slot 16 at right angles thereto and suitably formed on itsend18 for cooperation with the end 19 of a male die 20 carried in theunder jaw. The male die 20 is arranged to reciprocate in a suitablebearing to and from the fixed die 17 and is moved by means of acompressionmember or lever 21 pivoted at 22 to the member 15. This leverhas an arm 23 which is engaged by the short arm 24 of an operatinghandle 25 pivoted at 26 to the jaw member 15. A spiral spring 27 servesto normally maintain the male die in a retracted position. Thisarrangement forms a powerful lever system by which a clean cut bead maybe formed in the metal without any great amount of effort on the part ofthe operator. The jaw member 15 also has another slot 28 and anotheroperating lever 29- which operates a die 30 through a system of leversidentical with that which operates the die 20. The purpose of this setof dies will be hereinafter described.

'By reference to Figs. 4, 5, and 6, I will now describe the method ofsecuring the type in proper position in the channels of the plate orholder. I place a line of type 3 in the desired position in the channelof 'a type holder. and bring the tool into position so that the die 17abuts against one end of the line of type. The dies are then broughttogether to upset or strike up that portion of the plate 1 adjacent. theend type in the I channe This bead having been formed, the tool isbrought into position with respect to the other end of the line of type,as shown in Fig. 6, and a similar bead or raised portion formed in theplate 1. It will be which has been formed, and the type held thus makingthe accordingly restricted. One advantage of my invention lies in thefact that the type may be positioned at'any point along.v the channeland the type stops may then be formed to hold the type in this position,invention adaptable to any length of type or to any position thereof inthe channel. It often happens, however, that the subject matter whichthe type represent must be changed thus making it desirable that thestops be capable of removal 7 from the channels. The preferable way ofremoving the stops is to simply deform, efface or flatten them. Ide-form or efiace the beads by means of another set of dies 30 and 31 soformed that they flatten the beads and render them flush with the bottomwall of the channel, thus leaving the type channel free and clear of anyobstruction and thereby making it possible to easily remove the type.The dies 30 and 31 are preferably operated in identically the samemanner as the other set. They'are, however, flat-ended or fiat-faced sothat when pressed together they compress the head into its originalcondition that is, flush with the plate 1, as shown clearly in Fig. 7.After the desired changes have been made in the arrangement of the type,other beads may be struck up at the proper places in the type channel.

Obviously the beads may be of any suitable form to suit the requirementsof the particular style of type holder with which they are associated.Any desirable form of tool may be used for performing the opera tion ofupsetting or distorting the metal to form these beads and for efl'acingthem, Whichever is found best adapted to this work.

Thus it is seen that my invention is capable of various modificationswithout departing from the spirit thereof and is to be so construed.

I claim:

A sheet metal type holder constructed to provide a channel adapted toreceive a plurality of alined individual type, and means to secure saidtype against movement longitudinally of said channel comprising integralbeads struck up from the bottom of said type channel intermediate of theoutside ends thereof and having flat edges abutting the sides of thetype at the ends of the line of individual type.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day ofAugust, 1910, in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

DAVYDD C. HUGHES.

lVitnesses:

RAY L. EVANS, EDGAR T. BEA-UBIEN.

